60056 ZIP Code, Mount Prospect, IL

60056 is a ZIP code in Mount Prospect, Illinois in Cook County. It covers 11 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 60016, 60005 and 60070. 55,818 people live here in 21,727 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Illinois ZIP codes. At about 5,137 people per square mile it is built up to city-neighborhood density, and owners and renters are mixed (69% own). Median household income is $101,922, above the Illinois median of $83,390.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents55,818
Households21,727
Median household income$101,922
Income per person$48,496
Median age41.1
Homeowners68.7%
Median home value$397,200
Median rent$1,505
Bachelor's degree or higher48.6%
Average commute (minutes)26.1
Households with kids under 1831.1%
Moved in the past year9.4%
Below the poverty line6.7%
Broadband internet93.9%
Speak a non-English language at home43.2%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K2.8%
$10–15K2.2%
$15–25K6.4%
$25–35K5.5%
$35–50K9.5%
$50–75K11.5%
$75–100K10.9%
$100–150K19.7%
$150–200K15.5%
$200K+15.9%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1011.3%
10–1913.6%
20–243.7%
25–3413.4%
35–4413.6%
45–5412.7%
55–6412.9%
65–7410.4%
75+8.3%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage38.4%
Owned outright27.8%
Rented29.6%
Vacant4.1%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house57.0%
Townhome3.4%
2–4 units4.0%
5–19 units17.9%
20+ units17.3%
Mobile / other0.3%

Businesses in 60056

1,562 business establishments with 17,452 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

60056 has 45 USPS carrier routes with 23,135 residential and 1,164 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 60056

60056 has 45 USPS carrier routes (45 city (C)) with 23,135 residential and 1,164 business mailboxes. Routes range from 289 homes (C085) to 1,118 homes (C043); the median route has 456 homes. The Census counted 21,727 households in 60056 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–49924
500–74917
750–9993
1,000–1,4991
1,500+0

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  1. Route C049 — USPS business mailboxes 146, 506 homes
  2. Route C106 — USPS business mailboxes 107, 503 homes
  3. Route C081 — USPS business mailboxes 87, 519 homes
  4. Route C071 — USPS business mailboxes 82, 638 homes
  5. Route C041 — USPS business mailboxes 75, 773 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 60056

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C041City77375$63,891———
C042City83940$79,514———
C043City1,1187$47,505———
C044City5337$95,003———
C045City4120$123,288———
C046City37014$127,474———
C049City506146$65,047———
C050City3702$123,288———
C051City3927$68,726———
C052City66638$44,214———
C054City5712$95,003———
C055City4223$68,726———
C058City3831$117,029———
C059City42118$106,091———
C060City7162$82,835———
C062City4751$168,667———
C063City3242$89,465———
C064City3952$89,465———
C066City4291$113,023———
C067City86728$56,791———
C068City70626$106,091———
C070City35540$95,003———
C071City63882$135,966———
C072City41930$107,585———
C073City44033$116,525———
C074City5506$108,606———
C075City4541$108,606———
C076City40315$135,966———
C078City37450$135,966———
C081City51987$92,885———
C082City64125$92,885———
C083City61135$145,914———
C085City28947$145,914———
C086City4475$159,035———
C088City6624$92,885———
C089City3740$124,978———
C091City44124$124,978———
C092City29567$92,885———
C093City4562$89,288———
C094City53610$109,225———
C095City5021$87,628———
C096City5143$89,288———
C104City34465$108,606———
C105City6803$47,505———
C106City503107$127,676———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 60056 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Areas that include 60056

Mail every home in 60056

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 60056, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 60056 in?
60056 is a Mount Prospect, IL mailing address. By land area, 95% lies inside Mount Prospect; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 60056 in?
60056 is in Cook County.
What is the population of 60056?
About 55,818 people (±290), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 57,177.
What is the median household income in 60056?
$101,922 (±$5,787), compared with $83,390 for Illinois as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 60056?
45 USPS carrier routes with 23,135 residential and 1,164 business mailboxes (24,299 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 60056?
The closest, measured center to center: 60016 (2.4 mi, Des Plaines), 60005 (2.7 mi, Arlington Heights), 60070 (2.7 mi, Prospect Heights), 60004 (4 mi, Arlington Heights), 60090 (4.3 mi, Wheeling) and 60007 (4.4 mi, Elk Grove Village).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.